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Green Arrow[]
The original Green Arrow was Oliver Queen. Once a billionaire playboy, Ollie's life changed forever the day he was lost at sea and ended up on a deserted island. Forced to adapt to hostile surrounding in order to survive, Ollie learned how to defend himself by building a makeshift bow and arrow and honing his skills as an archer. He eventually returned to the United States and resumed his business affairs at Queen Industries in Star City. With a newly founded sense of purpose, Ollie began adventuring and fighting crime as the masked archer, the Green Arrow. He took on a young boy named Roy Harper as his ward, who became his colorful sidekick, Speedy. Ollie and Speedy defended Star City for many years and Green Arrow became one of the earliest recruits of the newly-formed Justice League of America. During this time, he began a romance with fellow JLA member Dinah Laurel Lance, aka, the Black Canary. Queen was subsequently conned out of his fortune, which dramatically altered his personality. He changed his costume and physical appearance to match his socially liberal mindset and embarked upon a campaign to defend the city's underclass. With Black Canary and best friend Hal Jordan (Green Lantern), he traveled across the country discovering the "true America". Green Arrow eventually quit the Justice League to devote more time to his relationship with Dinah.